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I'm getting kinda stumped. Some egg's hatch in a textbook manner. Others in the same hatch die after lockdown. Upon opening them I find malpositions of various degrees. Also a couple had a gel like layer around them. It comes off easily, but it seems potentially suffocating? I'm getting about...

I'm hoping someone knows what the situation is. I have eggs hatching in the incubator. One hatched very early day 20 and 5 others late day 20. Now it's early day 21 and have an egg that pipped at about 6:pm yesterday and then started zipping at about 8 :45 pm. This morning at 5:30 that chick has...

We are wanting to start a flock of our own to aid in being self sufficient. Let me know. Thanks

Wondering if anyone has some quality Maline chick's. I'm trying to find them in any way. Egg's, chick's or grown. Rather not go Hatchery route.

I have not been on BYC in a long time. They used to have a forum / thread that was specific to your home state. Is this still an option? I can't seem to find it. I would like to find people close to me who may have hatching eggs I can drive to pickup instead of shipping during these cold times...

So I have 2 dual purpose birds that are possibly infected with an respritory illness. I feel it may be best to cull them. Can they be consumed by humans?

Now, I heard that with incubating, you count 21 days from 24hrs after going in the bator. Is that the same with putting them under a hen? Or is it 21 days from the day you put them under a hen. Any input would be great.

So, my new hen has a foamy eye. Not both eyes just the one. I noticed a little the other day but today it is worse. No other symptoms that i can tell. She has been in quarantine since i got her. She eats just fine drink fine. poop looks normal. Maybe a tad green but normal consistency and shape...

When it comes to marans, are the eggs from all marans types and colors the same? like are the eggs from blue coppers as dark as eggs from black coppers? thanks

One of my hens is going through a major molt right now and seems to have lost alot of weight also. Is it normal for them to loose weight during a moult? Fyi she is worm and mite free.

So ive been thinking about raising meat birds. cx's I think. I saw on murray mcmurray it says only 10.33 lbs of feed per Bird to butcher. Well i see alot of people saying it cost them 8-12$ per bird all done. So where is the extra cost coming from? How much feed does it really take ?? I broke it...

Ok. I want the truth. I got my first flock of chickens this spring that i was super excited about, thinking I had done all my homework and got the BEST winter layers. Well. They were all laying well into october, but then peetered out. Today was my second no egg day. Whats the deal? Here is my...

ok. I got 2 new hens and have them in a separate pen than my established flock. well they have worms. Gross. What do I need to get to get rid of them? how long does it take? can I let them free range with my other chickens? what would have to happen for my others to catch it? do I need to keep...

So right now I give the hens some 16% and was wondering, what's the point of 18-20% layer if 16 is enough? will bumping the protein up help with egg production and size? thanks.

I have a Barnevelder hen that got into the habit of pecking and eating feathers during a lack of protien. Well I upped the protien and she hasn't stopped, so I put her in jail last night. Will this help? How long to I keep her there? im new to chickens so any input would be great. Any ideas that...

ok so they aren't the best angle cause it happens so fast. but got them for those that want to see what it looks like.

I know I.should know this, but what end of the egg leaves the chicken first? im a dork,I know.

Do today I was thinking I would maybe find an egg in the nesting box. well I did. A full size chicken egg at that. now the thing is, I believe I only have 2 hens laying and this makes the 5th egg in 6 days. My birds are very young still and did not expect an egg this big for some time. it looked...

so yesterday I got o ur first egg from the wyandotte. today she laid another. But we also got a first egg from either a Barnevelder or a Welsummer. We cant tell. Both are 21wks. Here is a picture of the 2 wyandotte eggs and the "mystery" egg. What do you guys think?

why do my hens peck a feather off another hen and eat it? When they do it they just go about what they were doing like no big deal.